EIGHT- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 2, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE STATE
OF OREGON FOR THE
COUNTY OF MORROW
In the Matter of the Estate
of EMMALEE RAE
KITCHIN, Deceased. No.
15PR032. NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the undersigned
has been appointed personal
representative. All persons
having claims against
the estate are required to
present them, with vouchers
attached, to the undersigned
personal representative at
the office of Monahan,
Grove & Tucker, 105 N.
Main, Milton-Freewater,
OR 97862 (attorneys for the
personal representative),
within four months after
the date of irst publication
of this notice, or the claims
may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the court, the
personal representative,
or the attorneys for the
personal representative.
Dated and irst published
November 25, 2015. Signed
by Amanda Kurtz, Personal
Representative1 - NOTICE
TO INTERESTED
PERSONS Case No.
15PR032
SUBMITTED BY:
Sam Tucker, OSB #763644
MONAHAN, GROVE &
TUCKER
Attorneys at Law
105 N. Main St
Milton-Freewater, OR
97862
phone 541-938-3377
fax 541-938-6112
sam@mgtlegal.com
2 - NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
Case No. 15PR032
Published: November 25,and
December 2, and 9, 2015
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HEALTH DISTRICT A sweet Christmas at Sweet
-received the follow-
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needed to ensure con-
tinued operation of the
electrical, mechanical and
plumbing systems. Accord-
ing to the report, no issues
were listed as immediate,
but four items, totaling
$16,000, needed to be ad-
dressed or replaced within
one to three years. Items
that should be replaced in
four to six years and seven
to 10 years were also iden-
tiied. The board voted to
start a capital reserve fund
to set aside funds for these
projects.
-learned that Provi-
dence will continue as the
district’s insurance provid-
er, and with the same cov-
erage. “I’m very pleased,”
commented Patti Allstott,
the district’s human re-
source director.
-approved having the
chairman or secretary of
the board sign the oficial
minutes for the board after
they are approved to ensure
authenticity.
-approved a resolution
regarding mandatory IRS
changes in retirement plan
documents.
-approved a borrow-
ing resolution regarding
a five-year GEODC loan
not to exceed $80,000 for
the former county annex
building recently acquired
by the district.
-approved the creden-
tials for Dr. Russ Nichols
and reappointed him to the
district’s medical staff.
-heard a medical staff
report from Dr. Nichols. Dr.
Nichols again commented
that having Dr. Wenberg
take emergency call on
Mondays and Friday was
very valuable in enabling
providers to keep clinic
hours. He also said that Dr.
Wenberg indicated that he
would be available to take
calls over the Christmas
holiday. Dr. Nichols said
that he had worked with
Bob Houser before, when
Nichols had a private prac-
tice in John Day, and added,
“Having Bob (Houser) here
has been great.”
- c o m m e n d e d To n i
Nichols for her assistance
to the district’s providers.
ing profit and loss state-
ment for October: the dis-
trict received $737,415 in
gross patient revenue, less
$8,474 for bad debts and
-$21,795 in contractual
and other adjustments, plus
$118,146 in tax revenue and
$30,467 in other operating
revenue for $899,349 in
total operating revenue,
compared to $727,218 in
total operating revenue in
September; $805,940 in
total operating expenses,
plus a $6,901 non-operating
gain, for a $100,309 gain
for the month, compared to
a $94,384 loss the previous
month.
-received the follow-
ing report for October:
Pioneer Memorial Hospi-
tal had three admissions
in October, six swing bed
admissions, six admitted for
observation, one hospital
respite admission, 435 total
out-patients, 80 emergency
room encounters, 1,486
lab tests, 87 x-ray proce-
dures, 18 CT scans, 12 EKG
tests, three lower endos-
copy procedures, two up-
per endoscopy procedures,
one low/upper endoscopy
procedure, 16 respiratory
therapy procedures; Pio-
neer Memorial Clinic had
387 patient visits with 18
new patients, 82 seen by
a nurse and 18 no-shows;
Irrigon Medical Clinic had
312 patient visits with 37
new patients, 103 seen by
a nurse and 21 no-shows;
Ione Community Clinic had
29 patient visits, one new
patient and eight seen by a
nurse; Heppner Ambulance
had 17 page-outs with 13
transports for $24,335 in
revenue; Boardman Ambu-
lance had 36 page-outs with
21 transports for $26,978
in patient revenue; Irrigon
Ambulance had 36 page-
outs with 21 transports for
$29,617 in patient revenue;
Ione Ambulance had one
page-out with one transport
for $1,391 in revenue; two
lights were reported; Home
Health had 104 patient
visits; Pharmacy had 2003
drug doses for $76,797 in
revenue.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be an all entities report this Thursday,
Dec. 3, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room.
Cost of lunch is $10; Bucknum’s will cater. Chamber
lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no
later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch.
Productions
The folks at Sweet Produc-
tions in Heppner have outdone
themselves again this year with
a gingerbread reproduction
of the Morrow County Court-
house. The cookie replica ap-
pears picture-perfect in every
detail, right down to the bell tower and the date over the front door. –Photos by Andrea Di Salvo
Heppner Ag students offer
holiday greens
The Heppner Ag De-
partment will be working
hard next week to create
wreaths, swags, crosses,
candy canes and center-
pieces. Anyone interested
in ordering some, please
contact a student or advisor
Beth Dickenson at dick-
ene@morrow.k12.or.us or
541-980-8677 and leave a
message.
The greens can be left
without Christmas decora-
tion or have decorations
added, as well as pine cones
and a choice of many col-
ors for the bow. The cen-
terpieces range from $12
to $15 and the wreaths,
etc. are $20. Items ordered
can be picked up Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday
from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ione FFA chapter to sell
Christmas trees
The Ione FFA Chapter
is selling Christmas trees
and wreaths again this year.
Trees may be picked
up at the Ione High School
greenhouse Dec. 1-3 from
3:30-4:30 p.m.; Dec. 4-5
from 1-4 p.m.; and Dec. 6
from 3-5 p.m.
Douglas irs and nobles
will be available for prices
ranging from $40-$80.
Wreaths, round and
candy canes also will be
available from $25.
Some delivery is avail-
able. Contact Erin Heide-
man at erin.heideman@
ionesd.org or 541-422-7131
ext. 4734 or 541-561-0081.
Basketball Bonanza this
weekend
The Ione Cardinal
Booster Club will present
the Ione Basketball Bo-
nanza Friday, Dec. 4, and
Saturday, Dec. 5. At the
Bonanza will be varsity and will be available.
Friday games begin at
JV boys’ and girls’ teams
from Enterprise, Riverside 1 p.m. Saturday games will
and Irrigon. Concessions begin at 10 a.m.
Rural initiative listening
sessions planned for Heppner,
Boardman
The Ford Institute
Leadership Program that
RDI developed and led
with support from The Ford
Family Foundation will be
coming to an end in 2016.
In order to clarify ques-
tions about the future and
discuss next steps with Ru-
ral Development Initiatives,
RDI will be visiting the
community to share some
food and hear ideas for how
they can best support Mor-
row County in the future.”
M a u r i z i o Va l e r i o ,
RDI’s Regional Program
Manager for Eastern Or-
egon, will be at the Sunrise
at Boardman Café on Mon-
day, Dec. 7, from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m.
Valerio will also be at
Heppner’s Gateway Café
on Thursday, Dec. 10, from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Both are open, drop-in ses-
sions, and members of the
public are invited to come
any time they are able.
An RSVP is not re-
quired, but is requested as it
will help keep them abreast
on who and how many to
expect. Please RSVP to
Rose Miller, rmiller@rdi-
inc.org or 541-684-9077
x 3, and indicate which
event you are submitting an
RSVP for.
“As The Ford Family
Foundation’s current lead-
ership program comes to an
end, we are taking stock of
what we have learned over
the last 12 years working
with all of you to determine
how we might develop new
strategies to meet the needs
of the communities we
serve,” says Valerio.
“Our goal for this lis-
tening session is to seek
your input and guidance in
this process.”
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice
of the Peace Ann Spicer
has released the following
Justice Court report:
-Kourtney C. Krum,
21, of Portland, OR was
convicted of Casting Arti-
icial Light from a Vehicle
While Possessing Weapons
– Bow and Arrow and was
ined $260.
-Wesley P. Krum, 29, of
Portland, OR was convicted
of Casting Artiicial Light
from a Vehicle While Pos-
sessing Weapons – Bow and
Arrow and was ined $260.
-Kormon P. Krum, 55,
of Portland, OR was con-
victed of Casting Artiicial
Light from a Vehicle While
Possessing Weapons – Bow
and Arrow and was ined
$260.
-Jacob L. Mead, 29,
of Gresham, OR was con-
victed of Casting Artiicial
Light from a Vehicle While
Possessing Weapons – Bow
and Arrow and was ined
$260.
Community lunch
menu
Willow Creek Baptist Church volunteers will serve
lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen-
ter. Lunch will include meat loaf, mashed potatoes and
gravy, green beans, carrot salad, hot rolls and raspberry
cookie bars.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish volunteers will serve
lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen-
ter. Lunch will include chicken divan, rice pilaf, orange
kissed beets, hot rolls and chocolate mousse.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Deadline: Mondays at 5:00 p m